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McBryde added: "We can't shy away from making tough calls, making tough decisions. We've got to put the team first."

The former Llanelli and British and Irish Lions forward also said he will meet International Rugby Board (IRB) referees' chief Joel Jutge this week to get clarification about the scrums.

"It's just the specifics really of the technical aspects of the scrum with regards to the couple of times that we've been penalised. It's just us being able to make sure we're seeing the same things as the referee," he added.

"There's a perception out there, unfortunately, that I think we're battling against... I think it's one of our strengths in the scrum.

"And at the moment, perhaps we're compromising ourselves a little bit by falling on the wrong side of these decisions."